2020 Iowa State Cyclones football team

2020 Iowa State Cyclones football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 34–17 vs. Oregon
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record9–3 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Manning (4th season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorJon Heacock (5th season)
Base defense3-high safety[1]
Home stadiumJack Trice Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Iowa State y   8 1     9 3  
No. 6 Oklahoma y$   6 2     9 2  
No. 20 Oklahoma State   6 3     8 3  
No. 19 Texas   5 3     7 3  
TCU   5 4     6 4  
West Virginia   4 4     6 4  
Kansas State   4 5     4 6  
Texas Tech   3 6     4 6  
Baylor   2 7     2 7  
Kansas   0 8     0 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cyclones competed as members of the Big 12 Conference and were led by fifth-year head coach Matt Campbell. They played their home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. Breece Hall became the first unanimous all-American in school history. After starting the season with a loss to Louisiana, Iowa State won eight out of nine Big 12 Conference games, finishing the season with the best record in the Big 12 and earning a spot in the program's first ever Big 12 Championship Game. Despite falling to Oklahoma, Iowa State was given a bid to the Fiesta Bowl, the Cyclones first ever appearance in a New Year's Six Bowl Game, where they defeated the Oregon Ducks, and due to the COVID 19 shortened season, became one of only eleven teams in the nation to have at least nine wins.

  1. ^ Acosta, Joseph (December 28, 2022). "The 3-safety defense and why it helps stop RPO offenses, explained". SB Nation. Retrieved December 23, 2023.